Asheville offers online map for new development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2007

City of Asheville Information Technology Services Department

Contact: Jason Mann Day: (828) 259-5722

NEW TOOL AVAILABLE TO TRACK DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY

The City of Asheville introduces a new mapAsheville online mapping and
information retrieval tool, Development Mapper. The mapAsheville-Development
Mapper feature provides greater access to information about development
activity across the city. Realtors, developers, architects, investment
bankers and neighborhood association groups will benefit from the new
features. Large-scale development projects are displayed on an interactive
map, with detailed information including meeting dates and links to city
staff documents. Stakeholders from the community participated in testing
the new tool and found the improved information provided by
mapAsheville-Development Mapper led to improved decision-making. "Increased
access to information is crucial in creating sustainable economies... the
mapAsheville-Development Mapper provides a streamlined view of development
locations, staff documents and meeting dates," said Ray Bailey, president of
A-B Tech and a member of the city's Sustainable Economic Development
Advisory Committee. Asheville's mapAsheville is a Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) web-based mapping capability designed to be user-friendly. It
provides electronic maps that can display multi-layered pictures and
information about a specific area. The mapAsheville - Development Mapper is
available at:
www.ashevillenc.gov/mapAsheville/DevelopmentMapper
<http://www.ashevillenc.gov/mapAsheville/DevelopmentMapper> For questions
relating to GIS/Mapping, contact Jason Mann at (828) 259-5722; for questions
relating to Planning/Development, contact Blake Esselstyn at (828) 259-5798.
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